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Re: Barriers/Benefits of Taking Shorter Showers
2015-08-31 20:00:53 UTC
It's not a case of shorter showers,it's the volume of water used that matters.
"TRICKLE SHOWERS",the idea terrorises people I suggest it to,but after the first splash if the flow is reduced to a trickle it's possible to wet & wash all over,slow,meticulous,thorough. However the vital factor is to have the showerhead overhead in the middle of the cubicle,which usually means extending the stalk & not to have it squirting at an angle away from the side-wall,which requires a considerable flow to be effective.The stalk can be cut & extended with garden hose & 2 X hose-clamps,hang the showerhead on wire [coathanger] or string,off a cup-hook in the ceiling.A 'splash at the finish rinse;for the 5 LITRE SHOWER, it's not the time its the volume [except in busy homes].
Tony Nelson
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Re: Looking for Low Flow Showerhead Research and Successful Programs
2011-05-06 19:17:04 UTC
One of the "customs" of the "ORDINARY PRACTICE of BEHAVING SUSTAINABLY" is 'knitting a cozy' for your hot water storage tank. So far I've wrapped a sheet of foam-insulation around the cylinder; tied it eith string:: a couple of discs on top & standing on a 'non-conductive' base of plastic#######matrix 4 cm thick.
More layers are planned [when I get around to it]
The way it is, if Igo away leaving it hot,switched off;2days later it's cold, indicates heat-loss.
The eternal struggle of 'cheaper-to-buy'= lower spec = cost more to run = fails sooner :: VS :: expensive + quality + cheaper to operate + lasts longer.
Our "STANDARD o LIVING" is a measure of this 'quality'; huge techno-progress has happened & developement continues, so more of us have acess to hot-water-showers, most consider it a necessity & a "RIGHT". Others are not so fortunate!
That's why I'm blogging here & there about "trickle showers". Save-Water.
The "unconverted"who could take this onboard are 'movie-makers' & 'advertisment-makers' who always show massive-flow-drenshing showers as the norm, .
This is where we get our cultural expectations,which govern our behaviour~SUSTAINABLE <~> or <~> OTHERWISE.
Would YOU volantarily LOWER your "SOL"?
Tony Nelson
Captain
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Re: Looking for Low Flow Showerhead Research and Successful Programs
2011-05-05 20:27:05 UTC
The fundamental is to have the SHOWER HEAD <> OVER HEAD : then thou / me / him / her can reduce the flow & still have water flowing over the part being wetted to soar or rinsed off: means gyrations // bending // stretching // toe-touching ~~~~ all good for the body,[quietly-in-private]{{or have a good YELL}} The main thing is the quantity can be reduced this way::reducing consumption::saving water::more for later :: maybe the dam won't dry out?
Priority is enough to drink & cook ~ survival fundamentals.
The simpelest way to save lots is to SINK THE FLOAT in the CISTERN ,a pin may do it, small drill, hot wire,anything to make a little hole under the WATERLINE : then it will be "FLUSH ON DEMAND" or when the button is pushed the flush flows.
Oh but this is challenging for "MODERN MAN", very inconvenient when in a hurry to go :: however we'll learn to "WORK FOR WATER" ; means keep pushing that button,a bit longer, a lot of unnecessary effort ~ or is it a way to make a statement [no arguments at the time ~ but complaints later] Certainly water will be economised , to save time/effort of the 'flusher'.
Tony Nelson
Captain
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Re: Looking for Low Flow Showerhead Research and Successful Programs
2011-04-03 17:54:48 UTC
Boats & the sea teach 'Sustainable behaviour'in fresh-water practice.
The most memorable "bath" I ever had was two litres in an ice-cream-bucket,warm fresh water, to sponge off the salty crust after days & nights of stormy splashing.
To reduce shower-water use,the simple & effective way is to have the outlet over your head in the middle of the cubicle; then you can turn it to a dribble:having a wall-mounted rose means a certain velocity/flow is needed to project the water: ie a minimum-flow rate to achieve that!
The object is to use the smallest quantity,not the shortest time! 5litres enough!
So I rigged a lever operated mixer,from a kitchen sink, with the braided-hose extension-handpiece in a bent-wire support hanging from an overhead beam [plastic-conduit]. Now the showerhead can move X-Y overhead, or be handheld.
The one I use has an airated foam,which is gentle,it flows from a dribble to a squirt, does the job as I gyrate my body,washing top to toe, with the dribble wetting only whats' needed + final rince/squirt!
Self-indulgence or intelligent restraint :: we here on this blog are the "converted",we know!
However hypocracy is rampant!
All us human-beins are having a ball,enjoying life in all it's delights.
Hot & abundent showers & deep baths are the luxuary.
How can you refrain?
Why? - Because we're worth it - [as the ad says]
Tony Nelson
Captain
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